Comedy Quotes
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I used to dream about presenting a comedy show and also about directing films.
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Comedy is similar to hockey... in only one way. You get a lot of credit for assists. So I try to serve whatever the intention is, be it the joke or the story or the scene or the moment or the kiss, even if it's not my joke or moment.
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You cannot say, because I am from Naples so I like the mixture of drama and comedy all together.
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I tend to be everybody's best friend, and it kind of goes over into my comedy.
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It's really not that hard. If I do a Tonight Show, it's six or seven minutes. If I do a concert, it's 90 minutes. If I do an interview, that's 15 minutes. So by the end of the day I've done three hours worth of work.
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It's a no-win situation with politics; it's always going to be stressful. I'm more into the comedy of life.
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Ulysses was not comely, but he was eloquent, Yet he fired two goddesses of the sea with love.
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Look at the opening sequence of 'The Blues Brothers,' which starts at the prison. The way it was filmed, it does not look like a comedy. I thought that was great.
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The appreciative smile, the chuckle, the soundless mirth, so important to the success of comedy, cannot be understood unless one sits among the audience and feels the warmth created by the quality of laughter that the audience takes home with it.
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Mel Brooks is one of the few authentic geniuses working in comedy in America today.
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The best way to describe my work is comedy in a very, very real way. I'm not scared to look silly on camera. I take everyday situations we all go through and put a very real twist on it - things people can relate to.
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'Friends' is easy to dismiss, but it's really good television - the art with which those actors play with comedy shouldn't be denigrated. And they also know how to play irony, which I think a lot of English actors might find quite difficult.
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Comedy is not my world. It's difficult for me, but sometimes you just have to go with it and have a good time.
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Comedy, such a lovely lady, she'll pick you up, you your feeling blue.
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For me, the way I stay consistent is through stand-up comedy.
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Comedy is the most palliative way to make a point. People are more willing to listen if they can laugh.
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I don't think that women necessarily always write like women. I was a writer on the Comedy Central Roasts for a while, and I always wrote the jokes that people assumed the men would write.
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Comedy is great; you get to laugh! Life is so serious.
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Before I got addicted to comedy, I was seriously thinking about playing tennis full time. I joined the tennis team and played with a lot of professionals.
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I would never quit comedy to make money. I've been doing it, like, 30 years. I still love it. That's my life.
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I, sort of, got into comedy accidentally, and it got bigger than I wanted it to.
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I'd love to be able to do a comedy like 'Dr. Strangelove.' I'm not a very serious person. Really, I'm very silly.
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When I go to the movies, I like romance, comedy, and thrillers. I hate gore.
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I'm a creature of adaptation. I take advantage of the second and the moment. My comedy breathes; it's not really that predictable. I do have a linear style, but other than that, there's a lot of abstract. I just go off on what I'm thinking. I'm not that topical. I like to talk about me and my experiences.
